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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Hosted by Meg Wolitzer.

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Community

Puerto Rican community in Pa. displaced by Hurricane Maria eager to vote in 2020

Three years after Hurricane Maria, Pennsylvanians displaced from Puerto Rico and now able to vote for president reflect on priorities for the 2020 election.

5 years ago

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Dawn Wooten, left, a nurse at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, speaks at a news conference in Atlanta
Courts & Law

AP exclusive: More migrant women say they didn’t OK surgery

The women's lack of consent or knowledge raises severe legal and ethical issues, lawyers and medical experts said.

5 years ago

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Courts & Law

ICE almost deported immigrant woman who says she got unwanted surgery while detained

As allegations were coming to light about immigrant women who say they've been subjected to unwanted hysterectomies and other procedures, one detainee was nearly deported.

5 years ago

Protesters hold signs about the 2020 census at a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court over blocked census memo

Trump is attempting to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to determine each state's share of seats in Congress.

5 years ago

Dawn Wooten, left, spoke at a Sept. 15 news conference in Atlanta about conditions at the Irwin County Detention Center. Wooten submitted a whistleblower complaint on Monday alleging medical neglect and unsafe conditions that promoted the spread of COVID-19 at the facility.
NPR
Community

Whistleblower alleges ‘medical neglect,’ questionable hysterectomies of ICE detainees

Democratic lawmakers and immigration advocacy groups are calling for the DHS's inspector general to investigate the claims, centered on conditions at a facility in Georgia.

5 years ago

Veronica Perez and her five-year-old daughter Aurora López. (Courtesy of Veronica Perez)
Health

For many Latinos in Philadelphia, ‘getting sick is just impossible’

Only 6.2% of the city’s Latinos have been tested for the coronavirus, though they are at higher risk for contracting COVID-19. Access is just one reason.

5 years ago

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The James R. Browning United States Courthouse
NPR
Politics & Policy

Court rules government can end humanitarian protections for some 300,000 immigrants

Critics say ending Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan will devastate families and communities, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago

Julissa Morales, a member of the Movement of Immigrant Leaders in Pennsylvania, speaks at a press conference in Harrisburg regarding PennDOT's practice of sharing drivers' private data and information. (Alanna Elder/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Immigrant advocates sound alarm on PennDOT sharing drivers’ personal info

Personal data shared with PennDOT can wind up in the hands of federal law enforcement and private businesses without a driver’s knowledge.

5 years ago

An attendee holds an American flag at a U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services naturalization ceremony
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration seeking to expand collection of biometric data from immigrants

The proposed policy, which DHS called "imminent" on Tuesday, would allow the government to demand more personal data from more people as part of the immigration process.

5 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law making it easier for immigrants in New Jersey to obtain professional licenses in a slew of careers regulated by the state. (screenshot)
Politics & Policy

N.J. scraps residency requirement for occupational licenses

The move means immigration status won’t get in the way of otherwise qualified people as they seek professional licenses in New Jersey.

5 years ago

José spent three months in the hospital being treated for COVID-19.
NPR
Community

Undocumented with COVID-19: Many face a long recovery, largely on their own

People can spend months recovering from COVID-19. That is especially hard for undocumented people, who often are in high-risk jobs without health insurance.

5 years ago

A Devereux facility in Devon, Pa.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Under investigation for sexual abuse, Devereux still has a contract to detain migrant children in PA

The $40 million federal grant covers facilities in five states, some of which are already licensed to receive youth.

5 years ago

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Las Madres de Berks
Community

Las Madres de Berks: Stories of detained immigrant families — and the fight to shutter Pa.’s oldest family prison

Filmmaker Michelle Ortiz produced Las Madres de Berks to share the stories of detained immigrant families and the fight to close down the state’s oldest family prison.

5 years ago

Activists have been calling for the Berks Center to be shut down for years. Tuesday, a county commissioner announced he agrees.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 08/24/20

This week; SEPTA predicts major cutbacks if state funding is halted, a new documentary about family detention in Pa., and sports with Marcus Hayes.

Air Date: August 24, 2020

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Organizers from several groups outside a church in North Philadelphia for a voter outreach event targeting Puerto Rican residents, immigrants, and formerly incarcerated individuals to give them information on voting rights. (Zachariah Hughes/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Organizers push to register more Puerto Ricans in PA ahead of elections

In the year after Hurricane Maria, Pennsylvania was the second most common destination for Puerto Ricans relocating to the mainland.

5 years ago

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